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The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-31
The Reading Strike.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24.-At a
convention of Reading employees
held here tonight it was unani-
mously voted to order a general
strike of freight trainmen and coal
handlers on the Reading system.
The strike is occasioned by the
discharge of Reading coal hand
lers at Elizabethport for refusing
to load Lehigh barges. as the en-
ployes claim that the Reading
company had previously agreed
not to interfere for or against the
Lehigh strikers.
READING. Dec. 27.-The strike
has developed the existence of an
unpleasant sentiment between the
Knights of Labor and Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. The
latter, it is reliably stated, offered
to furnish all the men that might
be needed to take out trains. All
the engineers employed on the
Reading railroad prior to the
trouble of 1877 are being heard
from. They desise to return to
their FIRST love-. and are anxious
for revenge.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-This
afternoon seven of the fourteen
crews in charge of the engines at
Port Richmond ran. them on the
sidings and abandoned them. Su-
perintendent Keim called in the
aid of fifty Pinkerton detectives,
and about 500 men are guarding
the company's yards and wharves.
The local employees of the COM
pany are to be supplied with clubs
for self-defense.
SHAMoKIN. Dec. 28.-The Read
ing railroad Knights of Labor are
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many ri the Denver readers. MI.
Buchanan says over his sigma
ture:
= feel that some explanation is
due from me to my many friends
whose letters ! have been unable
to answer Owing to the illness
of my wife | have been compelled
to slight 4 considerable portion Of
my work during the past two
weeks. She is yet very i'll. and
you must bear with us in this
time of trouble.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-31

ONE of the boodlers at Wash
ington has introduced bill to
limit the ownership of land pur-
chased from the government in
the future to 800 acres. Barring
the lava bed districts of New
Mexico and the bad lands" up
north, it is a puzzle to find
patch of 800 acres upon which
the government can lay any claim.
A bill to prevent land monopoly
in the middle of Lake Erie is next
in order.
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BUNCOMBE.

On Wednesday afternoon a
party of two hundred sports,
toughs and plug uglies" openly
boarded special train. hired for
the occasion, and went ten miles
into the country to witness a
mill between two pugilists. The
proceeding was in violation of law
yet the sheriff or the police inter-
fered not.
The mayor and the ministers
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A Common Cause.

Sr. PETERSBURG. Dec. 27.-The
latest university riot here was.
caused by the students inviting
the citizens to make common
cause with them. The disorder
spread to the military academy,
the medical college and the school
of forestry, all of which are now
closed.
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'still out and deed they will not
return to work until their discharg
cd associates at this place are re-
instated.
New York, Dec. 2o. The
Ev<mxg Saw saysthat the Reading
strike is the result Of a failure on
the part Of Mr.. Powderly and the
X, of L. to use the Reading road
to further the X. of L. interest
The Sun claims to speak authori-
|tatively when it says that a secret
boycott has been carried on
against all roads in Pennsylvania
except the Reading. The object
it is claimed was to use the Read
ing as a club against the other
roads.
The strike on the Reading is
taken by those who are on the in
side here as indicating a failure Of
the boycott.
They did not get the freight and
passengers for the Reading that
Mr.. Powderly intended. 1t was
the executive boards purpose after
diverting this business to the
Reading to demand certain things
of the managers and, failing in
this, they ordered the strike in
the hope of gaining, by stopping
the trains, what could not be got
the other way. It is a curious
thing that the alleged cause ofthe
strike is because the employees
were asked by the company to
handle some of the very freight
the boycotters had caused to be
diverted to the Reading.
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Union Glass works.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 2o. The Flint
Glass Workers union, whose men,
bers are on a strike, has purchased
for $4,000 a factory near East
Liverpool. Ohio. At the outset
sixty men will be employed, and
additions will be made'if the ,busi-
ness increases. The factory will
be under the direct supervision of
the union. and the profits will be
turned into the treasury.
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The German Section of the So
cialistic Labor Party will hold
their regular business meetin. S
every Friday evening at 8 O'Clock
at East Turner Hall. All men,
bers are expected to be present,
and friends who desire to join our
Party are cordially invited.
If R. BLuMENBERc, organizer.
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New Years Festival.

The German Section of the So
cialistic Labor Party will hold
festival and ball at East Turner
Hall on January 1. Tickets are
only Is cents; good time will be
guaranteed.
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MAYOR LEE says he will close
all the gambling. houses by Janu-
ary 5. He doesn't mean what he
says, though. He would not dare
close the board of trade or the
aristocratic Denver club.
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The Tailor's Ball.

The first annual ball Of the
the Denver Tailors' Union will be
held at East Turner Hall on
Wednesday evening, January Is,
1888. Tickets, admitting gentle
man and ladies, one dollar. 3tf
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DR.. ST. JOHN, Levi Dell and
Captain Frier, of Chicago, who
aided boodler McGarigle to escape
to Canada, have besn acquitted by
the jury that tried the case. The
judge instructed the jury before
whom the case was tried to find a
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WlrH the single exception d
one little afternoon paper the
Doodle press Of the city suppressed
all mention Of the suits brought
against WI B. Daniels by the ne
gro last week. Before a pile o.
Doodle the sensation-loving. scan
dal-mongering capitalist press be-
come as Fclose-lipped as clans
Great is the power of Doodle.
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CossIDERrNc the LIST of disas-
trous strikes credited to the
Knights Of Labor during the past
two years it would seem. if the
capitalist press dispatches can be
taken as containing a grain of
truta. that the Reading strike is
another unfortunate move.
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QUAcKs.

Scveral ministers OF denver
have engaged in crusade against
the increasing immortality among
young girls in this city.
1t is merely the annual moral
spasm which attacks the ministers
of every city about this time Of
year, when the poor receive the
usual allowance of charity and ad-
vice regarding the state of their
morals, etc. The ministers who
are going to root out immortality
amongst the poor girls. of this
city are going at their task much
the same as the quack doctor went
about effecting cure of the man
suffering with scrofula' The
quack instead of going to the
source of the disease-the impure
blood-proceeded to apply plas-
ters to the poor sufferer The
quack covered up the sores but
the disease kept progressing un-
der the fiesh-colored plasters.
The quack didn't cure.
Neither will the quack reme-
dies offered by the reverend gen.
tlemen cure the moral scrofula
which is running young girls of
this and every other city where
girls wages are based upon or but
little above the starvation limit.
1t is seldom that a preacher or
priest will admit that the immor-
atty and degradation of the poor
are caused by anything but the
inherently depraved inclinations
and natural liking for that which
is demoralizing.
Father" Carr. one of the, rev.
erends who are going to cure the
moral scrofula Of the poor wage
girls of this city by applying their
plastcrs, when asked by areporter
as to the cause of this immortality
among young girls, answered:
We'll, that is rather compre-
hensive question. With the older
ones who have fallen, ! think the
Western fever, the desire ef max
ing plenty of money and of an in
dependent life, has worked their
ruin in a majority of cases. They
come here from other cities ex-
pecting large wages and steady
work, and find the pay for their
work is lower here than elsewhere.
The expenses of living are higher.
They must dress well, too. Many
of them would get away if they
could, but Denver is 500 miles
from anywhere else. and they
have no money. Many of them
are too proud to return home,
even if they had the means. What
is the result? A protector is
soon found to help them out of
their difficulties. That means
that the girls are started in a lite
of shame that ends God knows
where"
The sum and substance of
Father Carr's answer is that
these girls are in the sloughs of
degradation and impurity simply
and solely by reason of their pow
erty. Let us see what he proposes
as practical remedy for the
evils he seeks to eradicate. In
reply to a question by the reporter
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For Rent.

Corner store with basement and
dwelling apartments in the rear.
Address Room 9 Vinot Block,
corner South Tenth Street and
Capitol Avenue. 2o6-tf
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asking what practical remedy he
would suggest. Father" Carr
said:
ITO be brief, let me outline what
! would consider a good crusade.
Let a dozen practical, right-mind-
ed citizens, band themselves to-
gether in unflinching battle against
the ruin Of young girls. Let it be
known that there is ameans Of re-
dress for these girls, that their
seducers will be prosecuted and
held up to public execration. The
men to be engaged in this work
must be above the influence OF
wealth or position. That would
be the first step. If it did moth
ing more, it would scare off a good
many of the moral lepers. Then
let the police be urged to strictest
vigilance"
The reverend gentleman fully
and freely admits that the cause of
the whole trouble is boverty, yet
he has the supreme and unparal-
lelled foolishness to believe that
the effects of a course as deep
seated as poverty can be removed
by the banding together of IA
dozen right minded citizens" who
will do "unhinching battle, etc.
He, however, as good as admits
that his practical remedy" is a
fool idea, for he says in a kind of
an expectant way, which shows he
anticipates the weakness of his
plasteys as a remedy: "If it did
nothing more it would scare off
a good many of the moral lepers."
Scare off, is very good. Father"
Carr has the rnie mld mother wit,
and can get off a good joke with
out any trouble.
His best joke, though. is where
he wants the policemen urged to
the strictest vigilance The idea
of the average policeman being
urged to strictest vigilance" to
protect the virtue of a poor girl
is, to draw it mild, very ludicrous.
A slick gent like Father" Carr
undoubtedly knows that there is
not policeman in Denver who
cannot take him to half a dozen
assignation houses where girls are
induced to become pariahs of So
ciety-w wretched, miserable. blast
ed beings with no hope but death.
1t is a pretty safe guess to make
that there are not half dozen
policemen in Denver who do not
know from one to a dozen "re-
spectacle business men" who keeb
some poor girl who has been
drawn into the libertine's web by
poverty resulting from starvation
wages.
And these police who know of
his depravity. and who wink at
md profit by it are to be taken in
Is part of the fathers" scheme
or the prevention of immorality3
Bah! Why iREod's name don't
2everends Carr, Reed and Van
Ness try to get at the cause of the
immortality among the girls of
Denver? They all admit that
'opfrty is that cause yet they pay
10 attention to ii. A physician
Who will prescribe a remedy for
disease knowing that it is useless
should be hooted out of the coun-
:ry as a miserable quack. These
:lergymen know that their "reme-
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..HungryJ. ="

Hungry ). Z"
Can be filed, and every Otne. workinslran
and citizen can get square meal, cheap
and good, at Gunther's Hotel, corner 3lst
and Blake streets. Smith is the congenial
roprietor. 2S2 If
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Photographs Of All the Anarchists, !
Cabinet size: per set, $500; single
pictures, 80 cents. c. w. EYE,
3I4S Larimer street, Denver, Colo.
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"ws will renew the times Of truth and JUS
tice,
Oondensing In fair, free commonwealth
Not rash equality. but equal rights."
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verdict Of not guilty, IFS ! veryI
cold day when : millionaire boo
dler can't get On the warm side Of
/ a Judge.
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Entered at the Denver possomos ~ second
class matter.
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Read This.

Whack it to 'em! We must rid
the world of the poor trash that
are intruding their dirty presence
upon our most frequented thor
oughfares, and are forever keeping
the trades in state of vexation
on account of their eternal cry for
more wages. Why they are as
impudent as ever the blacks were
at the close of the war, when they
expected a mule and forty acres
of land free. If | had the power
| would have the ID stock
strangled as fast as they came in
to the world millionaire Dueuu
TNeaO York City.
The Scientific Ameyleam referred
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heading of Patents" is the very
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Mrs. Buchansn's Illness.
In the latest issue of the Chi
cago Enquirer is an item which
will be of regretful interest to
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Mrs. Buchansn's Illness.

In the latest issue of the Chi
cago Enquirer is an item which
will be of regretful interest to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
A Brilliant Reception.

PHILADELPHIA, September 16.-The
reception to the President and Mrs.
Cleveland at the Academy of Music to-
night was one of the greatest social sue
cesses ever witnessed in this city.
Ten thousand people found their way
into the building before the tired Presi-
dent had grasPed the hand of the last
conner. Everyone was in evening dress
and the scene presented was one of I'M
usual brilllancy. The immense build
ing was most beautifully decorated.
John A. Casson, of Iowa, president
of the centennial committee, acted as
master of ceremonies and ushered in
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan,
and visiting diplomats Then the
officers of the army, navy and militia.
under the lead of Lieutenant-General
Sherman, made their bows and re-
ceived a grasp of the hand from the
President and his wife. After the
soldiers and sailors had passed, the rest
of the audience followed and it was
nearly II clock before handshaking was
over, and the worn out visitors allowed
to go to their hotels. The President
wore q dress suit and Mrs. Cleveland
was clad in a BEAUTIFUL white satin
gown, with ostrich trimming. In
her hair she wore several clusters of
diamonds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
The American Turf,

FLEETWOOD PARK, September 16. The
weather was raw and windy time slow.
2.25 class-Clara first. Jesse second
Ida Bell third, Lowland Mary fourth
Best time. 221.
Free for-all -SPofford first, Electric
second, Maud Messenger third. Best
time, 2 2iA.
5.23 class, (unfinished)-CamilIe first.
Eclipse second, Piloze third, Peouoit
fourth. Best time, 2 25
CLEVELAND, September 16 To-day at
the Driving Park, Bell Hamlin was
sent a mile for the purpose of breaking
her own and the record of Patron and
Cllngstone. The prize was a cup. She
made mile in 2.I3A quarters work;
% l OF, l.44H and 2 1891.
2 30 cIass-lowa Harold first, Bender
ton second, Antonelli third, Lace
Dealer fourth. Best time, 229L.
24O class, trotting- first,
Alcryon second, Crescent third, Jennie
Sprague fourth. Best time. 2 23X.
% class. pacing-Chinese won.
Aaron second, Grover Q third Wayne
Wilkes fourth. Best time, 2 Tx.
Foals, 1884 Eminence first, Unelten-
ham second, Voleta distanced. Best
time, 2. 1881,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
No Fun For the Firemen.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 16.-The
New York Veteran Firemen, who ar
rived last night, joined in the column
which accompanied the remains of ex-
Governor Bartlett to the grave to-day.
They will return to the east Sunday
afternoon. According to interviews
printed here this afternoon the trip has
already involved the expenditure of
$62 600, in addition to which they will
pay their band ST., 900. The death and
funeral of Governor Bartlett has greatly
disarranged their plans, as they con-
templated securing a large revenue
from public concerts by their band,
which could not be given under the cir
cumstances.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
Funeral OF Another victim.

MITCHELLsRowN, September l6.-The
funeral of Casey, another victim, took
place to-day, over 1000 persons march
ing eight abreast, all bearing laurel
leaves, following the remains to the
grave. Father O'Niell, of Cape Colony,
has contributed 42O0 to the fund for a
monument to the victims. The gov
eminent reporter whose presence at
Friday meeting was the prime cause of
the ARRAY, deposed when he and his
police escort passed the line of horse
men fringing the crowd. shouts came
from the platform to the people to close
up. The crowd thereupon began to at
tack the police. He, being in civilian
dress, escaped unhurt. The story that
the people tried to kill him is not true.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
An Important Decision.

WASHINGTON, September 16.-United
states District Judge Hallett, of Colo
RADIO, has rendered an important deci-
sion, involving the right Of railroad
company tocut timber from lands ad-
jacent to the lines of said road. The
judge holds that the right to take
timber extends laterally some distance
from the right of way, and it is such
lands as may be reached by ordinary
transportation by wagon and not
otherwise. The timber must be used
for construction of the road at or near
the place of delivery; if el;ewhere, the
company is liable in tresspass for the
value. Government is bound to prove
that the timber was taken from public
lands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
A Woman's Discovery.

"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in this
county. Disease fastened its clutche 8
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vital or
gans we're undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed necessarily and could not
sleep. She bought of us bottle of Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
and was so much relieved on taking first
dose that she slept all night and with
one bottle has been miraculously cured.
Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz Thus
write w. G. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby,
n. O.-Get free trial bottle at q. G. NJ.
l. Co.'S. Drug Store. 2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
Butte kicking theU.

BUTTE, September 16-The Board OF
trade here has appointed a committee
to draft memorial to the management
of the Union Pacific Railway showing
the seriousness of the salt situation and
asking for relief. The rates on salt is
now SIS per ton from Salt Lake, while
coal is hauled here from Rock Springs.
Wyo., much further, for S. per ton.
The profit on each, especially salt, is
immense. But the determination in
favor OF coal against salt IS particularly
complained of by the mill men, and the
directors of the Alice, which alone used
$50 tons of salt per month in the reduc-
ton of silver, ordered the mill to close
down October LIST, unless better terms of
transportation can be secured The
memorial will be reported to the full
board to morrow night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
A Railway Train Held Up.

DENVER, Colo, September 16.-The
passenger train on the Atlantic &
Pacific Railway coming east, was
stopped at Navajo Tank, about
three miles from Navajo Station, A. T.,
by five masked men, who fred several
shots at the engineer, fireman and
brakeman. They boarded the express
car and robbed the safe, which only
contained small amount of money,
but did not interfere with the pas
sengers. They then mounted their
horses and rode off in a southerly
direction. No person was hurt. The
Atlantic & Pacific Railway and Wells,
Fargo Express Company offer $1,000
each for the arrest and conviction OF
the robbers,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
Mexican Congress opened

CITY OF MEXICO, via Galveston, Sep
tember 16.-Presldent Disz opened
congress with the usual ceremonies this
evening. His message, which is
of some length. deals mainly
with practical topics, the material
progress of the country and
education. Harmonious relations
continue to be cultivated with the
United States and diplomatic COM
plants are generally due to alleged in
Jury of private individuals. Mexico de-
clines to recognize the dictatorship over
Guatamela assumed by Barillas, until
she is assured its representatives will be
Guatameia people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
Lower Rates on Fruit.

CHICAGO, September 16.-The freight
department of the Mexican Central
road has made exceedingly low export
rates on Mexican fruit to Chicago, Den
yer, st. Louis. Minneapolis, Omaha and
other western cities, and arrangements
haye been made with the Interoceanic
Narrow Gauge line running down into
the country beyond the City of Mexico,
for very low rates from points on that
line, and as great care will be taken in
packing fruit; it is expected to compete
with SSuthern California oranges and
other Aaits, in western cities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
About Those Flags.

NEW YORK, September 16.-Letters
were made public tonight regarding the
declination of Mrs. Cleveland of the in
vitation to present certain flags to the
Fire Department of this city, on the
ground that the President himself was
not also invited. The first is from
President Beekman, of the board of
aldermen, to President Cleveland, say
ing IN substance that the matter had
been misinterpreted by portion of the
public, and assuring the President that
in nothing could the city be less want
ing than in welcome and hospitality of
the fullest measure to one whom it will
always delights to honor, (meaning the
President.)
President Cleveland replied at length,
recognizing the Misrepresentation, and
saying that neither Mrs. Cleveland nor
himself had the slightest idea of any
discourtesy TO him, because the Presi-
dent was either omitted or appeared in
the invitation, nor was Mrs. Cleveland IS
reply intended to recognize or admit
the existence of any such intention.
Mrs. Cleveland was simply not willing
to assume such public role entirely
independent of her husband. The
President is now glad she declined, be-
cause, if the plain meaning of her de-
clination is distorted, he is sure her
conduct would have been if she had &C
cepted. They regret any disappoint-
ment to the people or iremen of New
York.